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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by HOUSTON BAR ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,256,351
Total expenses
$2,809,950
Contributions and grants received
$0
Grants paid
$97,039
Program service revenue
$2,906,275
Investment income
$350,076
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$7,281,624
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,400,571
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$5,881,053
Program services expenses (Part IX)
not reported
Management and general expenses
not reported
Fundraising expenses
not reported
Program service expenses (Part III)
not reported

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Membership dues

    total $1,771,206 · related or exempt $1,771,206

  • 2b · Program service revenue: Section activity fees

    total $492,620 · related or exempt $492,620

  • 2c · Program service revenue: Section membership dues

    total $267,313 · related or exempt $267,313

  • 2d · Program service revenue: Annual meeting and fees

    total $183,933 · related or exempt $183,933

  • 2e · Program service revenue: Education fees

    total $101,203 · related or exempt $101,203

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $90,000 · related or exempt $90,000

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $123,825 · excluded $123,825

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $548,416

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $322,165

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $226,251

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $226,251 · excluded $226,251

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $58,039

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $39,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $254,766

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $723,555

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $27,164

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $74,321

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $67,069

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $18,300

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $54,258

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $26,815

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $103,126

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $243,011

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $869,769

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $65,675

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $15,180

  • 24a · Other expenses: Publications

    total $148,998

  • 24b · Other expenses: Equipment rental

    total $11,822

  • 24c · Other expenses: Awards

    total $6,903

  • 24d · Other expenses: Program expenses

    total $2,179

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $278,998 · end of year $594,254

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,230,283 · end of year $1,692,826

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $31,798 · end of year $7,924

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $56,612 · end of year $49,646

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $1,274,237

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $1,264,201

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $69,712 · end of year $10,036

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $3,805,863 · end of year $4,665,351

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $405,848 · end of year $261,587

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $128,040 · end of year $140,988

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $1,460,591 · end of year $1,157,451

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $211,514 · end of year $102,132

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,078,969 · end of year $5,881,053

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Schedule OTo serve the needs of Houston-area lawyers and enhance the legal profession through promoting professionalism, access to justice, the rule of law, equality, and inclusion in the legal profession, legal education for the profession and the public, service to the community for law related high impact and high involvement projects.

Activities or mission (Part I)

To serve the needs of Houston's lawyers and enhance the legal profession.

  • The HBA sponsors community service activities and special events for the general membership and community.

  • Continuing legal education provides courses for continuing legal education requirements.

  • Printing and publications provide regularly scheduled print and digital communications for members and the public.

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • David Harrell

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10 + 2 related
  • Daniella Landers

    President-Elect

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5 + 2 related
  • Jeff Oldham

    First Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Collin Cox

    Second Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Greg Ulmer

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3 + 1 related
  • Kaylan Dunn

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Diana Gomez

    Immediate Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Chris Popov

    Past President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Keri Brown

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Carter Dugan

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Todd Frankfort

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Greg Moore

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Robert Painter

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Seepan Parseghian

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Colin Pogge

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Samantha Torres

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 1 related
  • Vinh Ho

    Executive Director from 5/2024

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.5 related
  • Mindy Davidson

    Executive Director to 6/2024

    Total calculated
    $231,132
    From this org
    $212,566
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,566
    Hours/week
    40 + 0.5 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,652
    Bonus
    $8,914
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $11,164
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,402
    Filer's total
    $231,132
  • Sarah Kole

    Controller

    Total calculated
    $140,676
    From this org
    $128,594
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,082
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ashley Steininger

    Associate Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $127,988
    From this org
    $114,549
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,439
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part II Officers compensation
The Personnel Committee of the Houston Bar Association Board of Directors annually reviews the performance and compensation of the Executive Director. It documents its decisions based on appropriate data surrounding the Executive Director's training, expertise, scope of duties, and time to be expended.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202501339349300820

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